Smith and Owen on Asset Recovery : Criminal Confiscation, Civil Recovery, Money Laundering, and Sanctions

This definitive work covers the expanding law and practice of Asset Recovery in the domestic, European, and international spheres.It is designed for judges, legal practitioners, financial investigators and other professionals involved in investigations and legal proceedings for the recovery of the proceeds of crime, including terrorism. Smith and Owen on Asset Recovery offers comprehensive coverage of the key areas of asset recovery pursued by law enforcement agencies: criminal confiscation in the criminal courts; and civil recovery in the civil courts.It also covers taxation of the proceeds of crime by administrative proceedings.The team of expert authors provide practical details on investigatory powers; compensation, restitution and forfeiture procedures and orders in the criminal courts; money laundering and terrorist financing offences and regulation; and on financial sanctions. This book was previously published in a looseleaf format and is now edited into a hardback format with